Japan to host Brazil in international friendly on 14 November

Japan will host Brazil in an international friendly to be played on 14 November 2026 at 13:15 Damascus time.

Japan go into this match on the back of a string of positive results, having won their last five matches, the most recent of which was a 2-1 win over Venezuela on 28 September, a 3-1 win over Uruguay on 24 September, and a 1-0 win over Iceland on 31 May, in addition to two away wins over England 1-0 and Scotland 1-0 in March.

Brazil also arrive in strong form after their last matches, having beaten India 4-0 on 3 October, beaten Australia 4-2 on 29 September, and drawn 1-1 with Australia on 25 September, as well as earlier wins over Egypt 2-1 and Panama 6-2 in June.

Previous meetings between the two sides have seen results go both ways. In their last meeting on 14 October 2025, Japan beat Brazil 3-2 on home soil. In an earlier meeting on 6 June 2022, Brazil beat Japan 1-0. In the oldest meeting on 10 November 2017, Brazil beat Japan 3-1.